I was recently asked by a friend, if I might write a blessing for those creating hand prints with hospice patients. My friend, who works...

I wrote this prayer recently for a friend on the first day of her radiotherapy treatment. On Daffodil Day sharing it for anyone else on a...

The Japanese art of repairing broken things Seeing the cracks in things, like Cohen, but not quite As something to put light into, rather...

It’s 39 years ago today (March 10th) since my younger brother died. 39 years since my mother’s prayer that he would at least live until...

"There was a prophetess, too, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well on in years. Her days of girlhood over,...

The Dark Womb - God and Reproductive Loss What ‘in the name of God’ can you say to someone who has had a miscarriage? Can you honestly...

Today with Claire Byrne had a piece this morning, Friday 21st Jan, on the decline in numbers of priests in the Catholic Church in Ireland...

Since having kids, Christmas can sometime feel like an organisational marathon. Sort Santa lists, sort family gifts, sort a plan for...

I led my first wedding reception recently, outside n the wildly beautiful grounds of Killyon Manor, in County Westmeath Photo courtesy of...

As someone seeking to offer ceremonies for life’s big moments, I recently moved from Dublin to Donegal and in terms of scenery, the new...

I went to my first wedding fair as an Interfaith Minister. Fresh from the simplicity of a wedding in a re-wilded venue, I guess it was...

Approximately 15,000 people in Ireland of working age (18-65) have died in Ireland in 18 months since lockdown began in March last year....

(Mt 17:11-8; Mk 9:2-8, Lk 9:28-36) A gentle touch on the hand Or a reassuring arm around the shoulder That’s how I imagine Jesus might...

Over 10,000 people in Ireland of working age (18-65) die in Ireland each year. How can their deaths be appropriately marked in their...

Does our reluctance to talk about God impact on our ability as a society to let those who hold deeply conservative opinions rooted in...

I went to see them this morning These men who knew Jesus too He’d ask me to go to them They seemed like the obvious ones to share this...

'Where 2 or 3 are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them' This saying is attributed to Jesus and has been the basis of...

A press release announcing availability of Online Memorial Services: As we mark one full year of restrictions under Covid, a new way of...

StillPoint, are a group of friends who for several yeaars now have been gathering informally to creatively explore and reflect on our...